. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SLV/98 
9 October 2006 
 (06-4817) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EL SALVADOR
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología,  CONACYT (National 
Science and Technology Council) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Ministerio de Economía  (Ministry of the Economy) 
Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales  (Directorate of Trade Treaty 
Administration) Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe 
Plan Maestro, San Salv ador, El Salvador 
Tel.: (+503) 2231-5788  Fax: (+503) 2231-5789 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Natural Products with 
Medicinal Properties (ICS code 11.120.99). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Central American 
Technical Regulation (RTCA) 11.04.41:06 Productos Naturales de Uso Humano. 
Productos Naturales con Porpiedades Medicinal es.  Etiquetado de Productos Naturales  
(Natural Products for Human Use.  Products  with Medicinal Properties.  Labelling of 
Natural Products (7 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   The purpose of this technical regulation is to establish minimum 
requirements for the labelling of natural products  for human use, as regards both products 
from the territory of the Central Am erican countries and imported products. 
 This technical regulation applies to the labelling of all natural products for human 
use, irrespective of the terms and conditions of sal e, shipping or supply.  It does not apply to 
products containing as constituent responsible for pharmacological activity standardized 
natural material or material that is chemically  synthesized or isolated from natural material, 
since they are not considered to be natural products. 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:    
 Protection of human life and health and consumer protection. 
8. Relevant documents:   RTCA 11.01.02:03 Reglamento Técnico Productos Farmacéuticos. 
Etiquetado de productos farmacéuticos para uso humano  (Technical Regulation for 
Pharmaceutical Products.  Labelling of Ph armaceutical Products for Human Use). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   Upon publication in the Official Journal 
Six months as from the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days as from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Ministerio de Economía. Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales 
Edificio C-2  Tercer Nivel  
Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe Plan Maestro  
San Salvador  El Salvador  
E-mail: ezelada@minec.gob.sv Tel.:  (503) 2231 5788  
Fax:  (503) 22315789 
 Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) Colonia Médica Avenida Dr. Emilio Alvarez  
pasaje Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Pacas, #51 
Tel.:  +(503) 2226 2800; (503) 2235-4191 Fax:  +(503) 2225 6255 Web site:  http://www.infoq.gob.sv E-mail: guerrero@conacyt.gob.sv